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1 CIO Flash Chinese equities: what happens next? July 8, CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH +++ CIO FLASH Market falls force a halt to trading in many A-shares The A-share Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index is down 31% since June 12. The H-share Hang Seng China Enterprise Index (HSCEI) is down 25% over the same period. Today, both Shanghai A- and HSCEI H-shares closed down 6% and for the first time we saw foreign long-only selling in addition to domestic sellers. State intervention over the last week has focused on government state-owned enterprises (SOEs) buying exchangetraded funds (ETFs), providing some support to the larger cap names, but the measures have not been enough to arrest the liquidity-driven sell-off. Given the volatility and the reaching of the 10% daily limit on a number of A-share listed names over the last few days, many corporates have chosen to halt trading in their shares, so as to stabilize their market capitalizations. At the time of this writing, trading in over 40% of China s A-share market cap has been halted, locking up $2.6 trillion of shares. This has forced investors to monetize investments where they can, by selling those equities which can be traded disposing of both their H-share counterparts (on the HSCEI) and more liquid ETFs. Although the sell off is broad-based, the relatively illiquid A- and H-share small/mid caps are bearing most of the sell-off with H-share small/mid caps now trading at mid-single-digit price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. The official response so far The People s Bank of China (PBoC) issued a statement that it will actively assist China Securities Finance Corporation (CSF) to obtain ample liquidity, including through loans and bonds. The China Financial Futures Exchange raised margin requirements for sell orders on CSI 500 index futures. There has been a suspension of initial public offerings (IPOs). The CSF will buy more shares of small- and mid-cap companies. A group of 21 brokerages has pledged to invest at least 120 billion renminbi ($19.3 billion) in a market stabilization fund, executives from 25 mutual funds vowed to buy shares and hold them for at least a year, while Central Huijin Investment Ltd., a unit of China s sovereign wealth fund, said it was buying ETFs. The stabilization fund will not sell any holdings if the SSE Composite Index is below 4,500. What happens next? A-shares are unlikely to stabilize until margin calls and leverage subsides. H-shares could see some stability from foreign investor buying, but so far this has not been significant enough to break the selling momentum. MSCI China Index is trading at a 9x forward P/E ratio, a 45% discount to the S&P 500 Index and an 18% discount to the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index. Margin calls are continuing and deleveraging pressure on investors is rising. Further knock-on effects could come from corporates selling down securities classified as held for trading in their balance sheets. Unrealized losses here will be recorded as a loss in the income statement, as with 2008 earnings in China after the financial crisis. The tail-risk scenario of China losing control of a runaway equity market might be met with a strong reaction by Chinese authorities whereby massive fiscal stimulus, as seen in 2008, would be funneled into the economy. Such debt-fuelled growth would have negative implications longer term. This is not our base case, as we believe it is more likely that the government instead will make a more coordinated effort, encouraging more government agencies to buy up the equity market while cutting stamp duties and offering reassuring official statements. Over the medium term, the policy backdrop for China s equity markets is supportive. Monetary policy is not loose in China, and it can loosen further. We expect this current phase of pressure to continue into the summer and will look for buying opportunities in autumn. We are tactically neutral within our EM Asia portfolios (but strategically overweight) and still believe that there may be some buying opportunities evolving over the coming months. We will carefully monitor developments in China as they could have negative implications for global economic output if equity market volatility spreads to the real economy. Investments are subject to various risks, including market fluctuations, regulatory change, counterparty risk, possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. The value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may not recover the amount originally invested at any point in time. Deutsche AWM expectations Forecasts are based on assumptions, estimates, opinions and hypothetical models or analysis which may prove to be incorrect. No assurance can be given that any forecast or target will be achieved; Deutsche AWM Investment GmbH, CIO Office; Deutsche Bank AG; As of July 8, 2015

2 Glossary Explanation of terms A-shares are shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Central Huijin Investment Ltd. is a Chinese investment company owned by the government of the People's Republic of China. The China Financial Futures Exchange is a futures exchange based in Shanghai. The China Securities Finance Corporation is the sole institution providing margin financing loans services to qualified securities companies in the Chinese capital markets. The CSI 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted stock market index designed to replicate the 500 largest companies listed in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a sort of exchange traded product (ETP) that can hold a variety of underlying assets and that can be traded on a stock market. Hang Seng China Enterprise Index (HSCEI) refers to the shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. H-shares are shares of companies incorporated on the Chinese mainland but listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or other foreign market. Initial public offering (IPO) is a type of public offering in which shares of stock in a company usually are sold to institutional investors that may in turn sell them to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time. Margin describes borrowed money that is used to purchase securities. Market capitalization, in the context of an individual firms, is the number of shares issued multiplied by the value of the shares. MSCI China is an index of small and large capitalization Chinese equities available to non-domestic investors. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index tracks the performance of stocks in select emerging markets. The People s Bank of China (PBoC) is the central bank of China. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio or multiple compares a company s current share price to its earnings per share. Real economy describes the part of a country's economy that produces goods and services, rather than the part that consists of financial services such as banks, stock markets, etc. Renminbi (RMB) is the currency of the People's Republic of China.

3 Glossary (continued) Explanation of terms The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index is a capitalization-weighted index of all stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 leading U.S. stocks and is widely considered representative of the U.S. equity market. A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund. Stamp duties are duties paid on a range of financial and other transactions A state-owned enterprise is a legal entity that executes commercial activities on behalf of an owner government.

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